The rivière des Poitras is a tributary of the south bank of the
Morigeau River
The Mongeau River (''in French: rivière Morigeau'') is a tributary of the south-eastern bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny), which flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The Morigeau river flows in the municipalities ...
which flows on the south-eastern bank of the
rivière du Sud (Montmagny)
The rivière du Sud (''English: River of the South'') is a tributary of the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. This watercourse flows in the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivièr ...
; the latter flows north-east to the south shore of the
St. Lawrence River.
The Poitras river flows in the municipalities of
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud and
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, in the
Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ...
, in
Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring
watersheds of the Poitras river are:
* north side:
Morigeau River
The Mongeau River (''in French: rivière Morigeau'') is a tributary of the south-eastern bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny), which flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The Morigeau river flows in the municipalities ...
,
rivière du Sud (Montmagny)
The rivière du Sud (''English: River of the South'') is a tributary of the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. This watercourse flows in the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivièr ...
,
Bras Saint-Nicolas
The Bras Saint-Nicolas (''in English: Saint-Nicolas Arm'') is a tributary of the south-eastern bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny), which flows north-east to the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.
The Bras Saint-Nicolas flows in the munic ...
,
St. Lawrence River;
* east side:
rivière des Perdrix
The rivière des Perdrix flows in the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Cap-Saint-Ignace and Montmagny, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Rivià ...
, Bédule stream,
Bras Saint-Nicolas
The Bras Saint-Nicolas (''in English: Saint-Nicolas Arm'') is a tributary of the south-eastern bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny), which flows north-east to the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.
The Bras Saint-Nicolas flows in the munic ...
;
* south side:
Noire River (South River tributary),
rivière du Sud (Montmagny)
The rivière du Sud (''English: River of the South'') is a tributary of the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. This watercourse flows in the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivièr ...
;
* west side:
rivière du Sud (Montmagny)
The rivière du Sud (''English: River of the South'') is a tributary of the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. This watercourse flows in the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivièr ...
.
[
The Poitras river has its source near a country road, in the western part of the municipality of Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, at south of the village of Montmagny and east of the hamlet of Morigeau.][
From its source, the Poitras river flows in parallel, on the south side of the ]Morigeau River
The Mongeau River (''in French: rivière Morigeau'') is a tributary of the south-eastern bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny), which flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The Morigeau river flows in the municipalities ...
. The course of the river descends on , divided into the following segments:
* west in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, up to the municipal limit of Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud;
* west, to a country road;
* north-west, up to its confluence.Morigeau River
The Mongeau River (''in French: rivière Morigeau'') is a tributary of the south-eastern bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny), which flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The Morigeau river flows in the municipalities ...
. This confluence is located at north-east of the Martineau hamlet.[
]
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière des Poitras was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...
.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: Rivière des Poitras
See also
* List of rivers of Quebec
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poitras, riviere des
Rivers of Chaudière-Appalaches
Montmagny Regional County Municipality